Princess looking for honourary godparents

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Princess Cruises is celebrating the new name of its ship Ocean Princess (formerly Tahitian Princess) by extending an open invitation to anyone wishing to become an honourary godparent for the vessel, with the first-ever virtual christening. In a new twist on the time-honoured tradition, the naming ceremony will occur completely online, at http://www.princess.com/oceanvirtualchristening . Each new godparent will trigger a $1 donation from Princess to the New England Aquarium, a global leader in ocean exploration and marine conservation, up to $25,000.
One of the small ships of Princess, the 680-passenger Ocean Princess – fresh out of a two-week drydock – departed Singapore yesterday on the first voyage with its new name. The virtual christening will run throughout the ship’s 16-day Southeast Asia cruise, ending on Dec. 18. “At the end of her current cruise, we hope to have a huge group of honourary godparents for Ocean Princess,” says Jan Swartz, Princess executive vice-president. “In this digital age, we wanted to design a way that all our fans worldwide could be part of the celebration. But not only do we want to entertain people with this fun approach, we also want people to think about our oceans, and in doing so support the important work of the New England Aquarium.”
In addition to virtually christening the ship and becoming an honourary godparent, participants will be able explore the following areas online: Honorary Godparents – Real-time collection of the names of Ocean Princess’ honourary godparents; Ocean Princess Webcam – Live web cam from the ship; Ocean Princess Itineraries – Link to Ocean Princess’ extensive list of itineraries; About the New England Aquarium – Information about this renowned non-profit conservation and research organization; Ocean Princess Drydock Photo Journal – Pictorial of the ship’s drydock in Singapore; About Ocean Princess – Details about Ocean Princess and her offerings; The Small Ships of Princess – Information about the small ships of Princess. Following its inaugural Treasures of the Southeast Asia cruise from Singapore to Shanghai, Ocean Princess will offer a season of unique Asia, India and Africa sailings, followed by a summer of European voyages

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